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Friendship Baptist Church |
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2008 Missions Conference |
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Date of Birth: Physical birth February 1, 1932 in Perquimans County, North Carolina Born again on August 21, 1954 at Fort McClellan, Alabama.
Family: Married to Dorothy Marsh on August 18, 1952 Three children, seven grandchildren and three great grandchildren.
Schools Attended: Virginia Bible College (Re-named, Atlantic Baptist Bible College), Chester, Virginia. College of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City, NC Infantry Officers School at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Positions Held: Norfolk and Carolina Tel and Tel Company, 1951-1966 (Plant Foreman). North Carolina National Guard, 1949-1965 (Resigned as Captain). Pastored Grace Baptist Church in Rich Square, NC, May 1964-October 1965) Pastored Great Hope Baptist Church in Chesapeake, VA, 1965-1987. (Planted the Church in 1962 as a layman). Past Board member of The Old Dominion Association of Church Schools. (ODACS) Past Moderator of the Virginia Assembly of Independent Baptist Churches. (VAIB) Past Vice President of the Atlantic Baptist Bible College. Past Executive Board member of Baptist International Missions Inc. Far North Director of Baptist International Missions Inc. Present International Representative for Baptist International Missions Inc. Present Board member of Virginia Baptist College in Fredericksburg, Va.
Books Authored: The Local Church Faith Promise Elijah and Elisha Marriage and the Home Gospel of Mark The Church Mission Conference (Pamphlet)
Honors: Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity on August 16, 1983 by Baptist Christian University of Shreveport. Awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity on May 28, 1999, by Virginia Baptist College in Fredericksburg. Awarded an Honorary Doctorate on May, 2000, by FaithWay Baptist College in Ajax, Ontario, Canada. |
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Dr. John & Dorothy Halsey International Representative, BIMI |
